Back then, Dilmaâs popularity was in the 60s and her government was spending with reckless abandon to keep the economy growing at a time when Chinaâs demand for Brazilian commodities was in decline, as were prices for things like iron ore and soybeans, all items that help cushion Brazilâs government coffers.
Doc Martin is set in Portwenn, a ficticious village, and filmed in Port Isaac Cornwall. Written by Dominic Minghella, the filming of Doc Martin is in Port Isaac and the surrounding area in Cornwall. Martin Clunes plays the hapless GP of Portwenn village and the TV series charts his day to day adventures as a GP.
When Britannia was a Roman province, Carmarthen was the civitas capital of the Demetae tribe, known as Moridunum (Sea Fort). Carmarthen is possibly the oldest town in Wales and was recorded by Ptolemy and the Antonine Itinerary. The Roman fort is believed to date from around AD 75.t is on the River Towy 8 miles (13 km) north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 15,854. Carmarthen claims to be the oldest town in Wales but the two settlements of Old and New Carmarthen were only united into a single borough in 1546.